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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT at a density of at least three units per acre. Neither residential nor commercial development would require a chanqe to the future land uses. 6.4.3 B-2 General Business District Small Area ptan In March 2008, the City initiated a visioning and small area planning process for the B-2 General Business District, which is centered on County Road E between Lexington Avenue and Hamline Avenue/Highway 51 (MAP). This area hosts a number of retail, service, and office uses. Long considered the downtown of Arden Hills, the district is a mix of newer and older buildings. As this corridor ages, redevelopment is anticipated. The purpose of the planning process is to develop a long-term vision for the future redevelopment of this corridor as well as address transportation, land use, infrastructure, landscaping, and other issues related to this area. The results of this study may be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan. 6.4.4 Red Fox/Grev Fox Small Area Plan The industrial/office area centered on Red Fox and Grey Fox roads an-,I bounded ,by Lexington Avenue, Hamline Avenue/Highway 51, Interstate 694, and the Canadian Pacific raiiway (MAP). This area is used by a number of small and large businesses for a variety of retail, distribution, warehousing, and office uses. This area was largely developed between the 1950s and 1970s. While qood access toreqional transportation access has helped to continue to make this area viable, some of the buildings are becoming functionally obsolete for modern manufacturing and warehousing uses. As redevelopment pressure increases, a small area plan may be required to comprehensively address the overall redevelopment needs in this area of the City. 6.4.5 Neiqhborhood Business The neiqhborhood business land use concept was developed in the 1998 Comprehensive Plan and implemented in 200X. The purpose of the concept was to promote the development of commercial nodes that were compatible with the surroundinq residential uses and provided services to residential areas. Commercial uses that would qenerate hiqh traffic. noise. or other neqative impacts were considered undesirable, Neiqhborhood business areas were located at intersections or nodes at the edqe of residential areas. on properties not considered desirable for housinq. or properties that have traditionallv been occupied with DRAFT 5/15/2008 l~~~~~_________~_____,./ I Deleted: Avenue ...-........--~.."-,._._.."--".._----; between that is bounded ',_Deleted: the areas good _~ 31